Tim steps back away from Sami's touch. It was making him very uncomfortable.

"It's gone." She says as she reaches out farther to see if she could find it. Once again her hand hits its mark. "There it is."

Tim gives a sort of hissing sound that was heard by all. 

Sami gasps as she withdraws her hand.

"Are you sure they are not dangerous?" Sami asks as she quickly steps back from Tim's space.

"She makes us sound like animals." Austin chuckles as he shakes his head.

"She's making me very uncomfortable." Tim answers Adam's questionable look.

"I'm positive." Adam answers her question. "Would y'all like something to drink?"

"But what was that hiss we heard. I know you had to hear it." Chance asks as he and Sami follow Adam over to the bar in the corner of the room.

"Oh, that. It was Tim. You were sort of touching him inappropriately." Adam chuckles as he mixes them some drinks.

"Oh." Sami says with a giggle. "Sorry, Mr. Foust."

"So. You said that you experienced some things?" Chance asks as Adam hands him a drink.

"Yeah, Austin decided to crank Bon Jovi up full blast about 3:00 this morning. Tim went to get him to turn it off and their arguing was just as loud as the music." Adam laughs.

"And this doesn't bother you?" Chance asks.

"No." Adam answers, shaking his head. "I knew what I was getting myself into when I bought the place. I've actually learned a lot from them. They're very interesting."

"I know they are here now but can you still see them?" Sami asks.

"Yeah, I'm still channeled. Austin seems to be getting a little bored so you may start hearing things. And Tim, well, he's standing here watching you guys. I guess he's trying to figure out if he likes you or not." Adam laughs as he sits down on a bar stool. "Y'all have a seat."

"I promise to keep my hands to my self, Mr. Foust." Sami smiles as she looks around.

"Oh, and the clothes that were in the closet that I packed up?" Adam says with a smile.

"Yeah?" Chance replies.

"Well, they are now hanging back in the closet." Adam says. "Tim informed me that they were HIS clothes and they are to be left alone."

"I always thought that they wore the same clothes they died in." Sami shrugs.

"I get tired wearing the same sh*t day after day." Tim says causing Adam to chuckle.

BANG!! A door slams upstairs and heavy footsteps are heard above them.

"WHAT THE HELL!" Chance yells as he jumps from the sudden sound.

"AUSTINNNN!!" Adam shouts as he looks up at the ceiling.

"I'll take care of it." Tim says as he turns and leaves the room. He heads upstairs, freezing as he steps on a creaky step.

"Did you hear that?" Sami asks softly.

"That's Tim. He's heading upstairs and I guess HE FORGOT ABOUT THE CREAKY STEP." Adam says, getting louder to make sure he was heard.

'I WANT TO ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT AND PARTY EVERY DAY'. The sound of Kiss rang through the house.

"Oh, Lord." Adam groans and shakes his head.

The music came to an abrupt halt.

"WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, YOU STUPID ASS COWBOY!!??" A high pitched voice screams from upstairs.

"Here we go again." Adam sighs as he takes a sip of the Bourbon and coke that he was drinking.

"Who was that?" Sami asks as she too looks to the ceiling.

"That was Austin." Adam sighs.

"I WARNED YOU, ASSHOLE!!" A bass voice echoes through the house.

"Whoa!!" Sami says in shock.

"And that would be Tim." Adam says as he calmly pokes the ice in his drink with his finger.

"Seriously?" Chance asks with a raised brow as he looks around at his best friend.

"Well, at least they can't kill each other." Sami giggles.

"Needless to say, they don't get along too well." Adam chuckles.

"FIX MY STEREO, YOU OLD GOAT!!" Austin yells.

"WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER, YOU WRETCHED SLUG!!" Tim shouts.

Adam clears his throw as he stands from the stool.

"Excuse me just one moment." He smiles as he holds up his finger. He huffs as he heads upstairs. "Lord, these two are gonna drive me crazy."

He stomps down the hallway to Austin's room. 

"GUYS!!" He yells as he swings the door open. He looks down to see the stereo in pieces on the floor. He slowly raises his eyes to meet the brown eyes that were staring innocently back at him.

"DO YOU SEE WHAT HE DID!!??" Austin yells. "SAGE HIM!!"

"Uh, yeah, I see it." Adam nods. "But in Tim's defense, we both warned you, Austin. But, I guess, Tim did take it to the extremes."

"Oh, I see how it is. You two are going to take each other's sides because you have the hots for one another." Austin says as he nods and crosses his arms.

"I never said that I had the hots for him." Adam and Tim say in unison.

"Oh, really?" Austin laughs. "YOU (pointing at Adam) KISSED HIM, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!! AND YOU (pointing at Tim) SAID YOU FOUND HIM VERY ATTRACTIVE!!!"

"That doesn't mean anything. So what if I find him attractive." Tim says with a shrug of his shoulders.

"And I told you that kissing him was the only way I could think of to shut him up." Adam says as he crosses his arms.

"ARE YOU TWO KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW!!?? THE SEXUAL TENSION BETWEEN YOU TWO IS OFF THE CHARTS!!" Austin continues to shout.

Sami's jaw drops as she looks around at her boyfriend.

"Austin, will you lower your voice, please?" Adam asks politely.

"And another thing..." Austin says in a quieter voice. "Before you moved here, the old man did his part to scare the people into leaving. Nothing scares people away more than seeing shadow figures or to feel like they are always being watched. He doesn't want you to leave. Why? BECAUSE HE HAS THE HOTS FOR YOU!!"

Adam glances over at the older spirit. He had been standing quietly with his head bowed. He knew everything Austin was saying was the truth. He did have a very strong attraction to the blonde.

"Can we discuss this later? I have guests, that I'm sure after all this yelling, is going to have a lot of questions." Adam says before heading for the door of the bedroom.

"But what about the stereo?" Austin asks.

"What about it?" Tim asks as he follows Adam.

"Aren't you gonna fix it?" Austin asks.

Tim stops and looks down at the smashed piece of equipment scattered on the floor.

"I can't fix that. It's broken. And I'm just a stupid ass cowboy, remember?" Tim says with a smirk before turning and leaving the room.

Adam walks back into the living room. Without saying a word, he fixes himself another drink. He leans on the bar and lifts his eyes to meet those of his best friend.

"Now. Let me see if I got this straight. You kissed a ghost?" Chance asks calmly with a raised brow.

"UGH!!" Adam groans loudly and drops his head down on the bar. He could plainly hear Tim snickering beside him. "Yes, I did."

"Excuse me?" Chance asks. "I didn't quite hear you. You're talking to the bar."

"Yes." Adam answers after raising his head. "Yes, I did."

"What was it like?" Sami smiles as she leans on the bar.

"I...I don't know. They were arguing as usual and that was the first thing I thought of to make him hush. I just gave him a quick hard kiss. He was too surprised to have time to react." Adam says as he rubs his forehead.

"Your lips are soft." Tim says softly.

Adam huffs as he looks around at the spirit standing beside him.

"Thank you." Adam says sarcastically as he shakes his head and rolls his eyes.

"For what?" Chance says.

"I was talking to Tim." Adam says as he takes a sip of his drink.

"Next time give me time to react." Tim whispers to him.

"Oh, okay? Uh, I wouldn't do that around just anybody. They may call the guys in the white jackets for you." Chance chuckles.

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